Phosphor position in light emitting diodes

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8425271
APP PUB NO 20080054279A1
SERIAL NO

11839562

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A method of forming an LED lamp with a desired distribution of phosphor is disclosed. The method includes the steps of mixing a plurality of phosphor particles in an uncured polymer resin for which the viscosity can be controlled in response to temperature to form a substantially uniform suspension of the phosphor particles in the resin. The uncured resin is then placed into a defined position adjacent an LED chip and the temperature of the resin is increased to correspondingly decrease its viscosity but to less than the temperature at which the resin would cure unreasonably quickly. The phosphor particles are encouraged to settle in the lowered-viscosity resin to a desired position with respect to the LED chip, and the temperature of the resin is thereafter increased to the point at which it will cured and solidify.

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  • CREE, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bergmann, Michael J Chapel Hill, US 25 1210
Collins, Brian T Raleigh, US 31 486
Emerson, David T Chapel Hill, US 64 2182
Hussell, Christopher P Cary, US 170 4153

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